Wrapped up her prep senior campaign at Charlevoix High School
and is a four-time all-state honoree . . . Continues a longstanding
family tradition at Ferris State. She is the granddaughter of
former FSU Athletic Director and Bulldog Athletics Hall of Fame
member Dean Davenport. Her mother, Chris, was a two-sport
varsity athlete at Ferris State and later served as a volunteer
assistant coach in the FSU program before becoming head volleyball
coach at fellow Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(GLIAC) member Michigan Tech from 1981-84 . . . Additionally, her
uncle Terry designed the current Bulldog mascot logo as a Ferris
State student in the 1980's and her aunt, Jodi, was a tennis player
and captain of the first Ferris Pom Pom squad . . . A four-year
starting setter, Way served as a team captain for three-straight
seasons and was both a four-time all-conference and all-region
selection . . . She also attained all-region dream team accolades
throughout her prep career . . . As a senior, she led the Rayders
to the program's first-ever regional crown and a trip to the state
semifinals . . . Her older sister, Sumer, played volleyball for
four years in the GLIAC at Hillsdale College while her other
sister, Aubrey, was the first-ever Charlevoix High School graduate
to move on to collegiate volleyball when she played at Cornerstone
. . . In her prep career, she attained all-tournament team
recognition more than 10 times and played nearly every minute of
every match over her four years except for a single play in one
game as a senior . . . Holds virtually every Charlevoix setting
record . . . The two-time first team all-state recipient also
competed in tennis, track and basketball.